North Dakota bucks rising unemployment problem

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Tommy John hunt now US unemployment claims are up this morning it's all that number earlier today but in North Dakota the job market there -- a dream come true.

The -- -- he's live in Bismarck, North Dakota what are they do would -- at least here.

High -- yeah Howell or ailing gas production in western North Dakota means at places like.

-- -- and which is a small town about 171000.

Could tripling skies in the next five years that means jobs everything from eight.

-- -- yellow pages and -- we need more of everything we need more -- -- doctors.

Chiropractors.

We need more attorneys.

What oil patch towns like Willis -- and don't need is someone who hasn't done their homework.

If you're going to come march years.

Be prepared don't come with your last three dollars.

The promise of high -- oil field jobs with perks like housing allowances have drawn people to this state with low unemployment dipped 3%.

It's not about the money yeah.

It's a law that created through and what -- mock us went to candidate for training before driving here to apply for work.

The job services offices energy companies need experienced and certified.

Workers so it's all kinds of skills but you have to have some skills your electricians your -- -- -- -- truck driving.

Explosives.

And the hiring process can take months.

Everybody does background checks here I really can't think of and it a sector the service or anywhere that isn't being impacted by what we're doing an energy here.

Finding a place is also difficult that the rate that we're going there is just.

It's just is impossible to get to keep up so people may come up and new job.

But you know I think new car for salon.

For more information log on to jobs -- dot com but do your research it is very important though.

Actually see a police Acuna and one of the more fascinating states in the country today --

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